Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5784209 | Lithos | 2017 | 52 Pages |
Abstract
This version of the Al-in-olivine thermometer appears to be applicable to garnet peridotites (lherzolites and harzburgites) well outside the range of experimental conditions investigated here. However, the thermometer is not applicable to spinel-bearing peridotites. We provide new trace element criteria to distinguish between olivine from garnet-, garnet-spinel-, and spinel-facies peridotites. The estimated accuracy of the thermometer is ± 20 °C. Thus, the thermometer could serve as a useful tool in settings where two-pyroxene thermometry cannot be applied, such as garnet harzburgites and single inclusions in diamond.
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Authors
Y. Bussweiler, G.P. Brey, D.G. Pearson, T. Stachel, R.A. Stern, M.F. Hardman, B.A. Kjarsgaard, S.E. Jackson,